Covid-19 Policies &
procedures
Center-Based Session Policies and Procedures for Parents/Caregivers
Due to the current restrictions for social distancing, we have updated the structure of our summer services to provide the same quality of intervention, while maintaining safety for students and staff. We are offering a variety of services center-based and via telehealth to meet each student’s needs.
During the initial phase of quarantine, SBC quickly pivoted to a telehealth model for all current school and home-based clients, reducing the duration of complete service interruption. Like many educators, this change was made with little to no planning time. We are proud to say we have found successful methods to provide ABA services through direct telehealth sessions with the client, parent facilitated sessions with the client, and parent training. Our technicians have received training in providing proactive behavior supports, prompts, reinforcement, and individualized instruction for our clients using these platforms. Many social skills, academic skills, daily living skills, communication skills, and play and leisure skills-including those specified on each student’s IEP goals and objectives- can be successfully addressed via telehealth. SBC continues to offer this option for students and families who have high-risk family members in their homes.
SBC will be using the following safety procedures to address the current government guidelines during COVID-19 for all center-based services
Drop-off procedure during COVID-19:
- Client’s family will call the technician from the parking lot of clinic announcing their arrival
- A technician will pick up and drop off your child at your car/bus or a designated area
- A designated team member will conduct health/check screening at client’s car while maintaining social distance
- Technicians will take the temperature of themselves and their live-in family members before arriving at the clinic. If anyone’s temperature is 100 degrees or above-the session will be canceled
Prevention Guidelines your Provider is the following:
- Staggered start times for groups of clients
- Maintaining a safe distance between clients, 1:1 areas as much as possible
- Use of no touch trash receptacles
- Hand washing procedures and sterilization of materials
- Avoiding handshakes, hugs and kisses
- Avoiding holding-on of railings from steps
- Will try to use a pen or other objects for switching on lights
- Will clean all toys or equipment used during the session daily
- Will make efforts to minimize how many client they see in 1 day
- Will change clothes in between clients (avoiding outside of clothes from touching their face)
- All bathrooms and high traffic areas will be professionally cleaned daily
- All employees will be provided with masks, hand sanitizer, breaks for handwashing, and gloves when needed
All SBC Staff will sanitize the items used regularly:
- Computer keyboard and mouse
- House and car keys
- Reusable water bottles
- Car steering wheels
- Clothing pockets
- Door handles
- Regular cleaning of their cell phone
Both staff and caregivers will sign consent forms acknowledging and agreeing to engage in safety precautions. Even with all the precautions we are putting into place, we cannot guarantee that there will not be a transmission of COVID-19 between staff and our clients and their households.
